Rummaging through rubbish OK in Wadestown
WADESTOWN residents have got permission to rifle through their neighbours’ trash at this Saturday’s inorganic rubbish collection ... who had been building a retaining wall with rubber tyres… because it was a wet day it took ... with concrete still attached to the bottom: “We couldn’t even lift it off the ground.” [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 04:01:04
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While this post is part of a series that explains how to build your own raised planting bed, ... simply isn’t usable? Or, what if there is no soil, but you happen to have a concrete pad left over ... -colored and light-weight, and it rots easily. If you build retaining walls for a raised bed garden [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 05:56:43
I Can't Stomach This
Well, it’s official I’m out of commission for the week. In other words, I can’t workout like I would like ... to build a retaining wall for the berm in our backyard? Was it by hauling concrete in a wheel [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 21:06:00
Lumber for a Raised Bed in a Small Kitchen Garden
While this post is part of a series that explains how to build your own raised planting bed, ... simply isn’t usable? Or, what if there is no soil, but you happen to have a concrete pad left over ... -colored and light-weight, and it rots easily. If you build retaining walls for a raised bed garden [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 05:56:43
Latest Project - Form Work
I learnt so much about building and renovating houses in the last couple of months and vocabulary is still growing ... with a wall, more precise a retaining wall, we need to put a footing, a foundation down. Simple speaking this means digging a hole and pouring concrete in. But to make sure that the concrete stays where [more...]
Date: 2009-01-23 02:36:00
Last in Line
You may recall from a few weeks ago our meeting with the site supervisor regarding our Bilco door entrance to the basement ... they just wanted to discuss the retaining wall. We were wrong. As it stands now, the building ... . I pity the dude who gets the job of cutting through 10 inches of ribar-enforced concrete to create [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 14:17:04
Steckel Building: The Hardscape Professionals
Steckel Building takes every job personally with great pride in knowing that most of their new customers are referrals ... Contractor Retaining Wall Construction Contractor Paver Stone Walkways, Patios & Sidewalks ... Concrete Pavement Institute Certified [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 01:59:17
My Non-Consumer Backyard Project Is Finally Done!!
Jump to Comments I bought my house in 1996, partly because of the nice big backyard. I had all kinds of schemes for how I would tart it up ... d have to build a retaining wall. This bummed me out majorly, as Portland is insane for retaining walls ... . Except for a bag of accidently moistened concrete, there was next-to-no waste. The patio and rock [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 07:56:46
blog housekeeping and general ridiculousness
Congratulations to Gerb who won the auction for Nie at $30 for a set of two superhero capes! I'll be emailing you shortly to work out all the details ... and adhesive gauze. I'm typing this with one eye held shut and tears watering down my face turning ... in concrete and cinder blocks, building up a retaining wall, and I still managed to do a lousy job [more...]
Date: 2008-09-08 12:50:00
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